Gippsland PHN has released a new resource to support your general practice to implement the changes to the Better Access initiative from 1 November 2025.
Services Australia has advised there will be a system release for the Organisation Register on 9 December 2024, which will introduce the following changes: i.
MyMedicare registrations continue to increase, particularly general practice-led registrations. As of 6 November 2024, 2,126,435 patients, 6,329 general practices and ~47,000 provider numbers are registered
Primary Health Networks (PHNs) have a long-standing history of supporting local general practices and have heard a consistent message from practices across Australia that there
The MyMedicare Aged Care Incentive starts on 1 August 2024. The MyMedicare Aged Care Incentive will replace the existing Service Incentive Payment. Gippsland PHN is
Community transmission of COVID-19 is increasing across Victoria. The emergence of JN.1 in Victoria is contributing to prolonged high levels of COVID-19 activity through January. This
Cyber-attacks can lead to loss or theft of sensitive health information, reputational damage, disruption to service delivery and financial loss. Victorian PHNs are running a
From 1 November 2022, Victorian public hospitals will begin to implement the revised suite of statewide referral criteria. These provide guidance to referring clinicians about
Gippsland Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN) and the Gippsland Health Alliance (GHA) are seeking expressions of interest from Gippsland general practitioners to contribute to improvements
Morwell and Bairnsdale Respiratory Clinics will cease operating on 30 September 2022. Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are the preferred means of testing for COVID-19 for
Date issued: 07 July 2022 (update to 01 July 2022) Issued by: Associate Professor Deborah Friedman, Deputy Chief Health Officer Communicable Disease Issued to: Health
Date issued: 3 June 2022 (update to 25 May 2022) Issued by: Associate Professor Deborah Friedman, Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) Issued to: Health